Wallpaper Design. Description A dado is shown at the bottom, an entablature on top. Panel has a lilac ground, decorated with rows of spherical octagons with plant motifs in the scheme of steering wheels, alternating with motifs in the scheme of crosses of St. Andrew, composed of four palmettes around a central petal. A garland is on top, with its upper part upon a dark background. Record ID chndm_1940-120-2

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Wallpaper Design. Description A dado is shown at the bottom, an entablature on top. Panel has a lilac ground, decorated with rows of spherical octagons with plant motifs in the scheme of steering wheels, alternating with motifs in the scheme of crosses of St. Andrew, composed of four palmettes around a central petal. A garland is on top, with its upper part upon a dark background. Record ID chndm_1940-120-2

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Published: May 21, 2026
Dimensions: 3460 × 3317
Camera: Hasselblad, CF-39MS - H2
Settings: 80mm · f/18.0 · 1/160s · ISO 50

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